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I heard my first cuckoo today, sounded happy to be here !

Well, I'm far from happy. Keep out of my nest.

Dunnock

Dear Natures Babe, we have a few calling to each other from the woods, that are dotted around the village.

Haven't heard one for years in this part of Essex.

I guess you need to be near a bit of woodland Shallotman, I love to hear the woodpeckers too.
Old herbacious, mostly coppiced woodland here but a lot of mature trees in the hedgerows.

I've heard a few around here in the last couple of days

You can never quite pinpoint where they are though can you.

We had our first on the 5th but on Wednesday we spotted one calling as it flew over us.

LOL considering they opt out of parenting they seem to be thriving !

from my husband: this is not a cuckoo this is a hedge sparrow or commonly named Dunnock and is very small.

Cuckoo are about the size of a collared dove and barred.

he love bird!

amo

sorry Alan should have reade the complete email just look at the picture!!!

Dear Amo, i thought the same until i read the bit under the picture.

Haven't heard one here yet. I'm in Ambridge most evenings and haven't heard one there either.

Geoff - I think I'm right in saying that cuckoos only call when they are in flight.

John

John wrote:Geoff - I think I'm right in saying that cuckoos only call when they are in flight.John

And it's only the males who call.

Perhaps there are just as many Cuckoos as there always were but natural selection is favouring the quiet ones that don't warn their victims that they are about.

The Cuckoos round here call while sitting in the trees.